Kathleen's note about long-term survival of garden bulbs is interesting. She wondered whether anything besides Galanthus, Narcissus, and Hyacinthoides would survive this way. All of these are plants that are toxic and are not eaten by animals, so they do last much longer than the palatable ones such as Crocus and tulips. Hyacinthoides campanulata (Spanish bluebell) is a pest in the Pacific Northwest, in fact. Another genus that will naturalize here is Muscari. Some Alliums are likely to be able to naturalize too, such as A. carinatum (A. pulchellum) and A. neapolitanum. Nectaroscordum siculum can be a menace if allowed to seed. Colchicum is another browser-proof bulb, and large colonies of it can be seen around many old homesites in the Northwest. I think most of them are the old Dutch hybrids. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA